a condition resulting from exposure to intense heat, characterized by dizziness, abdominal cramp, and prostration
Also called: heat prostration. Compare heatstroke
heat exhaustion in American English
a condition caused by excessive loss of salt and water, usually resulting from overexertion in a hot environment, and characterized by peripheral vascular collapse, dizziness, nausea, low body temperature, clammy skin, etc.
see also heatstroke
Examples of 'heat exhaustion' in a sentence
heat exhaustion
Broker completely understood the condition as he jogged into entry-level heat exhaustion.